second inauguration of John Adams

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The second inauguration of John Adams was the 1797 ceremony in which Adams was sworn in as the second president of the United States, marking the first peaceful transfer of power between American presidents.

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instanceOf political event
presidential inauguration
administeredBy Oliver Ellsworth
administeredByOffice Chief Justice of the United States
appliesToOffice president of the United States
basedOnElection 1796 United States presidential election
capitalOfLocationAtTime Philadelphia
category 1797 in American politics
Presidency of John Adams
United States presidential inaugurations
ceremonialType oath-taking ceremony
chronologicalOrder 2
constitutionalBasis Article II of the United States Constitution
country United States of America
date 1797-03-04
followedBy first inauguration of Thomas Jefferson
follows inauguration of George Washington
second inauguration of George Washington
governmentForm federal republic
hasEffect beginning of John Adams presidency
hasLanguage English
isSubjectOf historical studies of presidential transitions
legislativeBodyPresent United States Congress
locatedIn Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
United States Capitol (Philadelphia)
linked to: Independence Hall
mainParticipant John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
marksStartOf presidency of John Adams
oathType oath of office of the president of the United States
occursOn constitutional inauguration date of March 4
officeholder John Adams
partOf United States presidential election of 1796
United States presidential inauguration tradition
pointInTime 1797-03-04
politicalPartyOfPresident Federalist Party
linked to: Federalists
politicalPartyOfVicePresident Democratic-Republican Party
positionSucceeded president of the United States
predecessorPresident George Washington
presidentNumber 2
significance first inauguration of a president who was not the incumbent
first peaceful transfer of power between American presidents
startTime 1797-03-04
successorPresident Thomas Jefferson
tookPlaceDuring early national period of United States history
vicePresidentOffice vice president of the United States
vicePresidentSwornIn Thomas Jefferson

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presidency of George Washington concludingEvent second inauguration of John Adams